South Asian Studies Institute
March 11th saw the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies spatial aura changed to one of enlightenment and tranquility as it played host to a very unique style Interfaith Dialogue. This “Interfaith Dialogue: Sacred Texts and Religious Expressions,” featured small tables which were laid out across the room as a representative from her/his faith sat at a particular table. Participants … Read more
Shea Wind, a history student in the department of history at UFV who was a work-study student for the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies in the Fall semester presented his work at the annual UFV Research Poster day held on March 20th. Shea’s poster was titled: White-Canada Forever: A Look Through The Eyes of the Vancouver … Read more
The Consulate General of Canada in Chandigarh presented, and was pleased to invite the community in Chandigarh for an enchanting musical performance by Canadian Indo-Jazz group Monsoon – Andrew and Johnathan Kay on March 15th. Monsoon Duo is a group of Canadian musicians Andrew Kay and Jonathan Kay. They were nationally recognized by receiving a grant … Read more
On March 9th, author Mahinder Kaur Doman presented the poetry and writings from her book Zhindagee: Selected stories from our first daughter, which looks at the stories and narratives of female South Asian pioneers. The book recounts stories of the first Indian daughters born in Canada, including the Fraser Valley, Paldi and Lake Cowichan. The … Read more
Dr. Prabhjot Parmar, Faculty English Department and John Potts, International attended and presented at the International Conference on Hyphenated Identities, Hybrid Selves: Explorations through Literature and Cinema at the University of Mumbai. The conference was hosted by the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies sister Centre, the Indo-Canadian Studies Centre (ICSC) in Mumbai. The 2013 Indo-Canadian Conference at the … Read more
The Centre for Indo Canadian Studies was pleased to host Dr. Krishna Mohan, a Professor of Geography in Panjab University, Chandigarh. Professor Mohan was joined by Ravinder Singh, a Phd student in the Department of Geography also at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Both Professor Mohan and Ravinder enjoyed a two-week stay in which they attended Dr. … Read more
On Sunday, January 20th, many community members, both young and old alike, as well as local politicians and dignitaries came to take part in the official opening of the third exhibition at the Sikh Heritage Museum. Located on the ground floor of the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple, the Sikh Heritage Museum’s third official … Read more
The Honourable Michael de Jong– BC Minister of Finance and Government House Leader, concluded his five-day Punjab walk\tour at the UFV Chandigarh campus by opening the brand new IT lab that will be used to deliver Microsoft IT Academy courses. This lab was built from scratch in 7 days. The Minister was joined by Consul General of Canada at … Read more
Honourable John Yap, Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism visited the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies while on his tour of UFV. He met with students who were studying at the Centre and was impressed with their commitment to their studies at UFV. They expressed their gratitude and appreciation for … Read more
The University of the Fraser Valley strengthened its ties to India recently through an 11-day visit by UFV president Mark Evered and colleagues. Evered was joined on his trip, which ran from Nov 4 to 15, by UFV chief financial officer Jackie Hogan and Satwinder Bains, the University Advisor on Canada–India relations and Director of … Read more